Locomotive-journal lubricator.



C. B. MOORE.

LOGOMOTIVE JOURNAL LUBRIGATOR. APPLIOATION TILED NOV. 12, 1903. RBNEWIBDFEB, 15, 1909. 2,

Patented 1060.3, 1912.

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U. B. MOORE.

LOGOMOTIVE JOURNAL LUBBICATOR.

APPLIGATION FILED 110v. 12, 1903. RENEWED PEB.15,1909.. 4936 239Eatented Dec.3,1912.

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wwwewbpz Charlas Brmrk] Noun-e G. B. MOORE.

LOCOMOTIVE JOURNAL LUBRIOATOR. APPLIOATION FILED N0Y.12, l903. RENEWEDFEB.15, 1909.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

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- c. B. MGOR' LOGOMOTIVE JOURNAL LUBRIGATOR.

ILEDITOV. 12, 1903. RENEWED FEB. 15, 1909.

CHARLES BREAK-LE! MOORE. OF LAKE FOREST, ILLINO S, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICANLOCOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT 60., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS.

LOCOMCTIVE-JQURNAL LUERICATOB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Valiant-oil Uer. 3, 191.52.

Application filed November 12, 1803, Serial No. 180,893. RenewedFebruary 15, 1909. Serial No. 478,043.

To all whom it Lung concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES lhucAnLuY liloi'mn a citizen of the UnitedStates, resitling at Lake Forest in the county of Lake and tute ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLocomotive-Journal lluhriczitors, of Which the following is usprrifieutii'in.

This invention relates to means for luhrieating the journals oflocomotives and the like, and has particular reference to improvementswhereby such journals nmy be reliably uiul eeonomi'fully li'ihricutecl,and the luhrirzitoias inude easy of access for in spect'ion, renewal andreplei'iishnient.

My invention has special referenve to means for lubricating the journalso the lur 'e-tlriving 21ml truck axles of locoi'iiotirei it, is\vell-lnimvn that fully sixty per cent. of lOCGlllOllYC failures. resultfrom the insulificient luhrirutiou (it these journals, and that ileluysare frequently oirrusioneil herziuse of the inzuar i-. ilitiy of thooriliuury lubricators uiul the clii'lirullies attendant upon the removalof an old-style luhricutor from :i jouri'iul-hox. i

The ohjeiri. of my invention to provide it luhriruting device that mayhe 10;Ulll "1)l2i t il in or reinoveil from u-loroinotiue iourmih hox,uuil \Ylllt'll uni he depended upon to uniformly and reliably luhrieutethe j ui ulul lln-rehy lJll'ttl'Qlll its heriu'i'iingr llltll tlli Myinvention ini-hules null emhrui'es li .t; a support or shelf that takesthe place ol' the usual waste-cellar in the town part of ihr.journuhhox. poses, becomes :1 perumnvnl purl oi journuhhox, un l hassullivieni stir; prewnt either the owning or the tiiHSthlf, t the hoxuhout the j urnal. i lviorul an oil reeepturle that roots on the shellor sufi iorh uml uhivh is preh-ruhly mpnhle oi eonsitlrruhle vibrationthereon in :ill directions. This contains the oil, which is supplii' ito the journal by u'uy suiluhle means, such as waste, or the hrush thatis hereinafter ilesvrihwl. Third, an end guie i 11 rh'oohoh tom, orboth, uttuehetl to uiul prulrrahiy u purt m suitl shelf or support, tohe luv are l u'hen iti is (ll-sired to remove or insert on oil-box orpun. Fourth, u bristle-brush, above referred to, which has its lowerenil sulnnerged in the oil in suitl receptacle or pun, While its upperend is in resilient conluct with the. jouri ll, to floiv the oilthereon. Flfil'l, u peculi ,r attachment between the hrush and the pan,which effectually closes the opening around the brush and also providesfor the vertical adjustment of the brush. Sixth, peculiar constructionof the brush the some having to do with the securing of theliirusluhristles anclthe admission of oil thereto. Sevcntln [l(lust-guard thutis used in connection with said end gate: to ei-zrlutlodllalfrom the space beneath. the journal in the joiu'nul-hox; ancl myinven tion consists, also, in mlilitions and attach l'l'lC-iliS to thetorrgoing principal features anal elements of the invention. all us hereinulter \'l(SCl'll)(l uutl purt'icuilur y pointed out in the claims.

The iiiveutipu will he more rezulily understood hy reierenoe to the:u-eoiupanyinpl drawings. forming a part of this specificu tion. aineflin whichr *igure l, is :1, pr-rspeetive view of the jourequipped with uluhricator embodying; my invention; l ig'. 2, is u perspectii e View ithe luhrirntor, l'OllltiYtX'l from the journul-hox; Fig. 3, is unenlurgljell side eleration of the iuhrieutor: Fig. his a Vertical zlwziion thereof, through the outer brush. looking: tmrzml the enil gate;Fig. 1, is :i will uul (ltltlll ot the curl gale, showing the vwring;that iii'isslf; the (lustguurd upward ;|t '1' 'l.-l the journal: Fig. 5,is a plan View I or; l igx (3, illustrates the our utor upon the main sof a locoimitive;

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l iturlinul section of lluluhrientor, showing the hottoh (lroppoi to;the rvuiovul of the luhrieutor proper; Fig. R. il'cr 2:. luhrieutorqmnfilled with mist-: to he phi l on the shelf or support; lll'i Fig. l), asectional detail of the filling wag) 1:1 plug on the oilqvun.

shown in the .ll'lllllllfiS; 1 represents locomotive jourruil-hotiprovided with the usual val es and heuringyhruss. ,The hot;

open at the bottom, to receive the lubricai'ior. I is the shelf orsupport titted snugly in th hottorn of the ho and secured by the shortcellar-bolts, l8, Whiqh have tapered hauls 19. titted in the sides ofsupport, 3, and heltl inst rotation by sumll keys, 4. The cellar-boltsdo not extend from side to side of the journal-box, as usual, but theheads 19 are countersunk in the side walls or flanges 3, where they arepartially held in position or locked by the lubricator box or pan whenthe same in place. The support, 3, is like a trough with a flat bottom.At the outei end it has a vertical stop lug or flange, 3, while at theinner end is a drop gate, 30. This gate is hinged on support, 3, by apin, 30'', and is held in either a vertical or horizontal position by ahat spring, t5, having its end secured beneath an integral staple, 10,on the gate, 30. 30, 30, are eyes on the gate to receive a book by whichthe gate may be opened, that is, turned down to a horizontal position.On the inner side of the gate, 30, is a dustguard, 2, made of wood, hardrubber or the like, or metal it desired. This has a recess in its upperpart conforming to the bottom of the journal, and the guard is pressedup against the journal by a spring, 15, carried by the gate. The flat;bottonro'f the trough like shell 3 contains a large opening, 4, which isclosed by a drop-section, 7. The outer end of 7 is provided withtrunnion lugs, 5, that enter slots, 11, in the lugs, 12, on the support,3. The section, 7, is thus reu1ov-- ably pivoted on the support, 3. Theother end oi the section or drop-bottom, 7, is supported by a cross-pin,1 held in lugs, 9, on the part, The pin preferably passes through likelugs, 8, on 7, and all of the lugs have slotted holes to permit thepassage of the keylug, 13,, on pin, 1 21. The pin, 14:, has a bent end1- 11, and this, because of its weight, normally lntngs down, so thatthe lug, 13, does not register with the slot in the lug, t), and thepin, it, cannot be removed until its bent end or handle is turned toposition shown in Fig. 4:. This is done when it is desired to drop thesection, 7, and the pin, 14, is pulled out of the lugs, 9.

It is obvious that the section, 7, will be held by slots, 11, and lugs,5, as long as its lugs, S, are engaged by the pin, 14; l have in some-ases hinged the section 7 upon the support orsheljti, but I lind thatit is prefer able to make said section removable from the support, asshown,such construction permitting the part, 7 to be dropped down withthe lubricator-pan. This is particularly advantageous when the pedestalbrace of the loco motive frame is close to the bottom of thejoln'nal-box. A heavy fiat spring similar to 6, may be substituted asthe holding means for section 7, but is not so reliable.. .The partsthus far described are for the support and retention of thelubricatorproper be neath the journal in the journal-box, and areconstructed as shown or substantially as shown, with a view to makingthe lubricator proper easily accessible. Such part preferablycon'iprises a box or pan, being the resept aele for the oil. This ismade of two sections or parts that are telescoped one into the other andpermanently secured in such relation. The pan considerably smaller thanthe seat or space therefor on the top of the part, 3, and may thereforeslide about therein. It may also vibrate vertically, and all suchmotions are imparted to the pan by the vibration of the journal-box whenthe locon'iotive in motion. The necessity to and the purpose of thisviln'ation will he explained hereinafter. The top of the box or pan. 20,is provided with one or more holes for one or more of the lubricatingbrushesflht'he butts of which enter the pan. The an is also providedwith the tillingcap or plug, 23. the detailed construction of which isshown in Fig. 9, the same being provided with an air-vent, 72.

The brush emistruetion is best shown in Fig. 1-, wherein it will be seenthat the bristles pass through a. ring, 2.3, and are held in a.buttring, .35, that is attached to three or more lugs, 25", on ring,central ring or bushing,2tt,serves to bind the bristles within ring, 35,and. atlords an opening for the admission of oil. to the center of thebrush. -The slots or openings between the rings, 25 and 25, admit theoil to the exterior of the brush. The ring, is provided with an upperflange or collar, 22, which prevents the bending over of the brush whenit is brought in contactwith the rotating journal. The top of the pan,20, is threaded to receive the ring, 25, and 24 represents a locking-nutby which the brush may be secured at ditl'erent elevations. It will beob served that the upper end of the brush is beveled, that is. thebristles are cut or clipped to conform to the bottom of the journal orshaft to be lubricated, Any number of the brushes may be used accordingto the lengthof the pan, but two are usuall sullieicnt. The l'n-istlescomposing the hrus 1 may be tightly bound together, but the brush servesbest as a. talpillary conductor when the bristles are tightly bound atthe butt, but are left. quite free in tile upper portions of the brush.It is obvious that in the event of the loss of the brush lubricator, anOrdinary sheet-metal pan filled with waste, as shown in Fig. 8, maybeslipped in on the shelf or support.

The operation of the invention is 'as follows :.-'l.he shelf or supportis first fastened on the journal-box by means of the short; bolts, 18,the lubricator pan being removed at such tine. If the device is appliedto a main or driving axle journal, the end gate is equipped with adust-guard and is turned to the vertical position, to avoid theeccentric on the axle, before the shelf is put into place; and thebottom-section, 7, is t ropped down for the insertion of thelubrieator-pan. in such positions, vi'1... where the device. is

applied to themain driving shaft; of the the brush.

locomotive, and an eccentric provided thereon adjacent to the inner endof the journal. box, it is necessary to insert and. remove thelubrieator through the lower end of the box and it is obvious that theend gate merely serves the purpose of holding; the dust guard in.position and furnishing the guide therefor. The dust guard itself atsuch times provides a. closure for'th inner end of the box and while theout gal might in this instance be formed integrally with the removableshelf, still for purposes of economical manutactu e and interchange ofparts, I prefer to construct all of the devices with pivoted end gates.On the other hand, when the deriee is used in the join'nalbox or" oneotthe other axles of the locomotive, the drop-section, 7, need not butilized, as the end gate is, in such cases, left free, and may bepulled down at any time. hen a pan' equipped with a brush or brushes isplaced in the journal-box, its brushes are adjusted so that they willnorwally make contact with the axle, or substantially so; and capillaryattrartion. will quickly establish an upward flow oi? oil in When alocomotive is in moti the journal will continuously take oil ill thebrush, and the lubrication of the journal thereby is rendered oertaiu bythe pulsating contact established between the brushes and the journal bythe vibration of the lubrieator beneath the journal and within the lowerpart of the journal-box. When the brushes are fixed against suchvibration, as they may be, less oil will be supplied to the journal.

lhe oil which drips from the journal spreads upon all parts of the pan.and its support. and the vibration and reciproattion of the pan may takeplacev without undue wear upon any part.

lt obvious that numerous modifications of my invention, particularly asto th de tails of its embodiment and use, will re suggest themselves toone skilled in tho and l therefore do not eonline the invent i to thospecific constrirtion heroin shown and (lCFK'llbGd.

Having time t claim as now and Pa tent l. The cmnbination, oi" theloroumtivo journal and jouruabbox, with a support. in the bottom ofsaid.- box and "iating side lugs or Hang-ea, a lubrioatm' rcsling uponsai loupport, bolts arra said lugs or llang'o'e. extending throleeciiboti my invention,

dcairclo scciu'o by Let lion by aaitl pan and ram uHLQlG sides of the jurnal-hm: only t" moral of said nan from mid slanlially as (it iibctl;

'lhc couibiiuxtiou, of a lubri 1 upport arranget l in the lbcjournal-boa; the .a

ii-n-z thin-col, a drp'aection .torn'nng a holding mid s ction. upon thesupport, and a luln'icator supported by said plate. subslanti: ii as\lcacribeel.

5. The combination. of the journal-Lox The plate or supp rt, incombination with a driaehablc Flwl'i or support hinged to p the lowcrpart thereof. and provided with suitable ends. t. closedluln'ical'oi'-p:in arranged "for rcrliral ribratimi on :aid support. anda bru h or brusher; projccling' from the top of the pan, in )ositicn forcugagv meat with the journai. substantially Bi -lit?" scribed.

3. The coranination, ot' a journal box and journal, with a lubrintorthcrcin, a shelf or eupoort. having an cud llango and removahly arrangedin he bottom of said box and an end gate pivotally mounted upon midshelf and equipped with a movable dustercludingr part, sulatantialiy asdescribed.

7. The combination. of a journal box. with a lubricalor. a ahc l orsupport attached to itiitl box and harming the bottom thereof andprovided with a drop bottom section, substantially as and for thepurpose spcciicd.

h. .L journal. box, in oonibination with a ahcit or support arranged inthe lowor pa t if the box. a mullet in'ecnsicns than l pan of the iowcrpart ol the ii: A and tra ling onsaitl support. a tub. ice ii said pan.an cud gate or pa n5: plate pii'clc l at tho cud of said 11 p a Fpring'for holding and a suitable lu;l' guard, Hbr-lzaulinlljf as do. i)

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.iid trains being 3 i drop aiwiion forming a mpp calior. said (lrosuction t-nd,aud1i. uit :luul lnllj' as dchcribrd. I

lb. The combination. witi. a journal box; 5 a lHH'iJ'MIiiitllV tli=po-mlframe within the nation ol said box. a drop plat-c pivurod within willtrzune. and a jouiual lubriralinp; device ihcrcon, sulmtaniiailyarribcd.

locomotive j urnal iuhrirator (oinr..- an oil rcreptacle pro i brushholder. said. holder coin; j a run: provided. with a brush supportingflange,

said acclion. subing pivot d at one combination with. a brush composedof bristles extending through said ring, a butt-ring encircling thefirst named ring, and a bristle spreading device with n the lower end ofsaid brush, sul'istantially as described.

12. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a horizontal frameoccupying the lower part of said box, and a drop sectiondetachablysecured in said frame and lubricating means supported by saiddrop section, substantially as described.

13. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a suitable lubricatingdevice, a removable frame secured in the lower end of said box andcontaining an opening of sutficient size to admit said lubricatingdevice from below and means on the frame for closing said opening,substantially as described.

1-4. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubricatorsupporting plate arranged in the lower part of said box, stud boltsextending from the sides of said plate through the sides of said box andsecuring the plate therein, a lubricator occupying the lower part of thebox above said plate and serving to prevent the withdrawal of said studbolts, substantially as described.

l5. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubricating device,a removable frame secured in the lower end of said box, sepa ate studbolts extending from the sides of said i'ra me through the sides of thebox to secure said frame therein, said frame having an opening ofsufficient size to admit said lubricator from below, and a plate orsection nru'mally closing said opening, substantially as described.

16. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a horizontal plateoccupying the lower part of" said box, a lubricator supported therebywithin the box, a stop at the outer end of said plate, a hinged gateprovided at the inner end of said plate, and

means norn'ially holding said gate closed, substantially as described.

17. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a suitable lubricatingdevice, a horizontal plate occupying the lower part of saldbox, an endgate pivoted upon the inner end of said plate, a spring holding saidgate closed, and said lubricator being adapted to be removedfrom saidbox, when the gate is opened, substantially as described.

18. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a suitable lubricatingdevice, a horizontal frame occupying the lower part of said box andhaving an opening for the plate being trunnioned at one end andadaptinsertion and withdrawal of said lubricator, a pivotal drop sectionclosing the opening in said frame, said lubrlcator being normallysupported by said frame and section, and means securing said section i nsuch a manner that it may be readily lowered, substantially asdescribed.

1.9. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubricator, ahorizontal frame occupying the lower part of said box and having anopening for the insertion and withdrawal of said lubricator, removablemeans closing the opening in said fr." me and supporting said.lubricator, and a spring pressed vertically movable dust guard sectionarranged at the inner end of said frame, substantially 'as describcc 20.A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubricator, a horizontalfloor occupying the lower end of said box having an opening for thepassage of said lubricator, removable means closing said opening andserving to support said lubricator, a lubricator stop at the outer endof 'said lloor, a horizontally hinged end gate at the inner end of saidfloor and a vertically movable dust guard carrieiil by said gate,substair tially as described.

91. The combination of the locomotive journal and journal box with ashelf or support arranged in the lower part tl'iereof, and detachabletherefrom, an end gate or plate pivoted on said shelf or support andadapted to be turned on its pivot to open the end of said. box, alulwicator pan resting on said shelf and having a lubricator propercontacting with said journal, said pan and lubricator being removablefrom the box when said gate open, substantially as described.

22. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubri ator, ahorizontal plate occopying the lower part of said box for supportingsaid lubricator, said horizontal ed to be dropped for the removal ofsaid ubricator, a spring pressed hinged gate closing' the inner end ofthe box above the plate and below the journal and a dust guard sectioncarried by said gate, substal'itially as described.

In testimony whereof, have hereunto my hand this 3rd day of October, A.l). 1003, in the presence of two witnesses.

(IITA'RI'JICS llhlCA RLICY M DORE.

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C. G. llAWLrJY, JOHN H. Gannsnr.

